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I fully expect a replay if there are major indictments, with David Broder assuming the role of Sidey, Richard Cohen performing his yeoman best to much everything up, etc., and the all the former hardballers going soft, saying that whatever was done to strike back at Joe Wilson is dwarfed by the more important challenges facing us in Iraq, the War on Terror, the Katrina rebuilding, and so on.

Cries and Whimpers: James Wolcott Wolcott, James, 1952- 2009

Watching Obama's pleasant, happy-faced surrogates go up against Clinton's kneecappers and hardballers is like watching a scrimmage between the varsity and the JV.

Andy Rosenberg: Help Wanted: Surrogates for Barack Obama Who Can Throw a Punch 2008

My luck, those hardballers from Pittsfield were originally from Toronto!

cons 2005

That is an unacceptable failure for hardballers like Rove and Dick Cheney.

kemo666 Diary Entry kemo666 2005

That is an unacceptable failure for hardballers like Rove and Dick Cheney.

Archive 2004-10-01 2004

Remember, this is the guy who won the toughest nomination contest in history, and he's got the hardest of the hardballers, Rahm, as consigliere.

John Deeth Blog 2009

Remember, this is the guy who won the toughest nomination contest in history, and he's got the hardest of the hardballers, Rahm, as consigliere.

John Deeth Blog 2009

But while political hardball may sometimes be fair — much depends on exactly what sort of hardball is contemplated — there’s a separate question: Is it likely to work, in the sense of accomplishing the hardballers’ goals?

The Volokh Conspiracy » Attempts to Defeat the Kagan Nomination, and Political Hardball 2010

But while political hardball may sometimes be fair — much depends on exactly what sort of hardball is contemplated — there’s a separate question: Is it likely to work, in the sense of accomplishing the hardballers’ goals?

The Volokh Conspiracy » Attempts to Defeat the Kagan Nomination, and Political Hardball 2010